20 Dec 2021
The best companies are fighting to hire and retain top talent. Employees want to feel valued, not only for their work, but as a human being too. Employee engagement in the workplace can go a long way.
For the most part, it’s up to HR teams to come up with employee engagement initiatives to keep their workforce happy and motivated. However, the buck doesn’t stop there. It should be kept in mind by managers and team leads alike. Employee engagement technology can be of great help when introducing performance-boosting employee engagement strategies in a resource-efficient manner.
Here are 4 tools we recommend from our experience and the experience of companies we work with. 👇
Communication tends to be the most common issue faced by teams. Especially when managing a remote or flexible work culture. So, it’s vital to ensure that your team can stay connected to keep everyone in the loop. That’s where Slack comes in.
Slack is a channel-based messaging platform that helps teams collaborate on projects — even from opposite sides of the world.
Traditionally, email has been the go-to tool for communicating with employees. But Slack is:
Plus, it’s so easy to use that it helps to strengthen relationships between team members. You can even introduce channels with topics that aren’t work-related — such as fitness, recipes, or social events — to encourage conversation and boost morale.
We know all about Slack here at Bolt. Hundreds of thousands of messages are exchanged between our employees every day. And nobody knows about its importance more than our Head of Internal Communication, Mathis Bogens:
“Slack is our number one internal communication tool at Bolt. This means that it replaces all the other platforms and instant messaging softwares out there — even email! It’s like our digital HQ which we use for different integrations, company-wide announcements and everyday communication between teams, individuals and stakeholders.”
The ability to collect and implement employee feedback is essential for employee engagement in the workplace. Although it’s often easier said than done. Employees are often wary of being too honest.
Some fear that they’ll be recognised and punished for sharing negative feedback which can complicate many employee engagement initiatives. Luckily, this is one of the cases where technology and employee engagement are a match made in HR heaven!
Workday Peakon Employee Voice is one fantastic example of employee engagement technology. It’s a platform that automates anonymous staff engagement surveys – a great way for supervisors to understand the opinions of their team members. This can help to improve company operations as well as giving employees a platform to feedback to one another.
Many companies are introducing wellbeing programmes for their workforce. This allows their teams to achieve personal health and fitness goals — no matter whether they’re looking to tone up, relax, or adopt healthier habits. This is where a workplace wellbeing platform like Zevo Health can help.
After joining, employers have back-end access to the platform where they can manage everything. It’s possible to track the wellbeing areas with the highest employee engagement, organise fun company challenges, and get the help of specialists to tailor the perfect wellbeing programme for your company.
Inefficient work travel management can take up more time and money than companies often realise. Luckily, business travel is an area where small improvements can lead to significant savings over time. Especially when a considerable number of employees travel for work.
The Bolt Business Team Account helps companies of all sizes control, manage and centralise the payments of their entire team’s work rides. So employees can focus on their work, rather than admin.
You set rules for who can use Bolt for their work rides — how much each business traveller can spend and when. And your team can quickly get a car at any time with the Bolt app, charging it directly to the company. No waiting around, expense reporting or reimbursements needed. Plus, you’ll have full visibility and control over the budget and usage. 🙌
